Salt I or Saver Salt?

[Steelwing]

Hello there,

I have a number of plain edge blades, but I have recently decided to try a SpyderEdge for general cutting tasks. Furthermore, I am curious about the H-1 steel. I also heard this steel was excellent for serrated blades. Combined with my preferred blade size, I have narrowed my choices down to the Salt I and Saver Salt.

Judging from the specifications, they are very similar in size. I was wondering how different they were in practice. It seems the Salt I resembles a Delica (which is a good thing) and is less expensive. On the other hand, the Saver Salt has more serrated edge length and its edge is linear.

Is there a significant difference between the curved serrated edge and the linear serrated edge? Is the small region of non-serrated edge on the Salt I bothersome? Is its rounded tip still usable for poking through materials?

I would appreciate your input on these questions.

[Jazz]

The Salt 1 is perfect. I can't say enough good about it. It also has the wee bit of plain edge at the tip, which is very useful. I like the Saver, but the blade is thicker, so harder to plow through cardboard. Depends what you want to use it for. The thickness makes it way stronger, though, and the serration right at the tip acts like a wee hawkbill. Both are great, but the Salt 1 is far greater, in my opinion. I use the heck out of mine, and if it wears out, I'll get another right quick. I don't find much difference with these two knives' curvatures in use. I also can't say enough good about SE H1.



- best wishes, Jazz.

[Blerv]

I don't have a Saver but my general experience with Rescue-type blades has left me very impressed.

Obviously you lack a tip but for all intensive purposes they act as a folding chainsaw . Cutting on the pull is just as easy as the push or even a simple vertical slice as the serrations will shave paper out of the box easily. With the drop-point you're giving up some geometric advantage but having a point is very handy.

[.357 mag]

The saver has a choil if your into that. The salt doesn't. I have the rescue and like it alot. If your planning on carrying one knife, I would go with the salt because it has a tip. If you carry 2 knives I would say the saver. As said before it's a chainsaw.

[The Deacon]

Both are good knives, but unless you have a need to make stabbing cuts, I'd recommend the Saver Salt. I prefer its more structured handle and 50/50 choil.

[BDNX]

I have both and like Deacon just said, I prefer the 50/50 choil of the Saver as opposed to the Salt I. Both are great knives.....but the Saver just feels way more comfortable to me due to the choil and in general it has seen way more pocket time...its just been way more useful to me. Hope this helps...

[Steelwing]

Thanks for all the responses. I wonder how significant the Saver's choil is. I mean, the Delica and Endura models, for example, seem to be very popular, but they do not have said choil, do they? So is that extra feature of the Saver really that significant?

Currently, I do prefer the Saver. The little non-serrated part of the Salt 1 just bugs me. A fully uniform edge seems more practical in use to me.

[Blerv]

I'm not a fan nor a foe of the choil grip. The straight fully serrated blade is a TON of horsepower though.

[.357 mag]

I love the choil. It just locks into your hand.

[Cave Dave]

I prefer the Salt 1 and my girlfriend prefers the Saver. I guess that is why they make both models. I wish they would put a pointy tip blade in one of the Saver Choil handles. Stretch comes close but I like the ultra lightweight liner-less rescue handle.

[Brock O Lee]

I have the Salt 1, which lives in my car.

Of the two, I find the Salt 1 design more attractive to the eye, and it also seems to be more of a general purpose blade than the Saver.

I find the little bit of plain edge at the tip and the pointier tip to be useful at times.

Depending on your use, you cant go wrong with either.

[fuzzydog]

This thread had me spend some time looking at both these knives...the pictures make it look to me like they are pinned but the text on the Spyderco site says screw construction...can someone confirm they are screwed together?

[Brock O Lee]

My Salt 1 has screwed construction. Both the pivot and the lock bar have screws. And the pocket clip.

I guess the newer ones are all screwed?

[fuzzydog]

Do the Salts have liners in the handles similar to the Delica and Endura?

[Brock O Lee]

Nope, no liners

[fuzzydog]

Thinking of a PE Pacific for my fishing....

[Blerv]

Screw construction was a running change. It was explained a cheaper way to make the knives and what most people wanted.

In liner-less FRN I prefer pinned. It's far less likely to require tweaking than people say. Still, not a big deal either way.